Frenchboro is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States, and a village within this town located on Outer Long Island in Blue Hill Bay. The population was 38 at the 2000 census. 12 islands in the Gulf of Maine comprise the town: Black Island Crow Island Duck Islands Drum Island Green Islands (2) Harbor Island Long Island (formerly Outer Long Island) Mount Desert Rock Placentia Island Pond Island

Criminal Appeals Law Lawyers In Frenchboro Maine

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What is criminal appeals law?

A criminal appeal is a formal request to rehear a case that has already been decided -- a request that a new court reconsider the decision of the first court. When one or both sides of a case that has already been decided think there was a mistake made at trial, they can file an appeal. An appeal is entirely different than a jury trial. There is no testimony taken. The court of appeals decides the case entirely upon the written briefs filed by your attorney and the offie of the Attorney General who represents the prosecution and asks that the conviction be upheld.

Answers to criminal appeals law issues in Maine

After conviction and sentencing, a defendant has the opportunity to file an appeal of his sentence. If the conviction...